Drew MERRITT

ABOUT

🖍Born on the outskirts of Clovis, New Mexico, Drew Merritt grew up and worked on a farm. There, he began his work as an artist. Drew often plays with contrast by putting classical subjects in contemporary settings. His vivid colours provoke a broad spectrum of emotions ranging from pleasure to isolation.

Merritt aspires to earn the title of the type of artist that guides his audience through a world of emotion by sparking empathy. Each of his subjects have a clear visual biography: we are able to understand their histories and therefore why they are the way that they are.

Growing up surrounded by Graffiti covered cargo trains, this budding artist was inspired to pursue an underground career against the law. He found his place in a hybrid of rural and urban culture. It can be said that conventional graffiti culture is in itself, clandestine. Merritt’s subjects, however, are characterised by their hope and determination. This juxtaposition yields a tangible visual tension apparent in his spectacular body of work. Drew currently lives in Los Angeles.